Grassy Top Mountain
Grassy Top Mountain rises to 993 m in South Carolina. The Pinnacle stands 1,148 m to the north, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Mossy Cove Falls, a waterfall 1.0 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 5.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31424688, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 993 m
How to reach it
- 5.3 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 7.8 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 11.0 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 12.9 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 7 mi
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 9 mi
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 12 mi
- Sliding Rock Viewpoint · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mossy Cove Falls: 1.0 mi
- Hank Hill Falls: 1.1 mi
- Shiprock Falls: 1.1 mi
- Ghosted Falls: 1.1 mi
- Polka Dot Falls: 1.1 mi
- Cedar Rock Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Hogback Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Big Top: 2.0 mi
- Osborne Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Bald Rock: 2.4 mi
- Pleasant Ridge Park: 5.0 mi
- DuPont State Forest Visitors Center: 5.9 mi
- Les Mullinax Park: 6.0 mi
- Tuxedo Park: 7.3 mi
- Slater Hall Community Center: 9.0 mi
- Trestle ruins: 4.5 mi
- Jennings Mill: 4.5 mi
- Lake Wattacoo: 5.6 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 5.9 mi
- Echo Valley Amusement Park chairlift pillar concrete pad: 5.9 mi
- Springtime in TR: 14.2 mi
- Honey: 14.6 mi
- Maria: 16.8 mi
- Softball statue: 16.9 mi
- Doughboy: 17.0 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 10.6 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 13.1 mi
- Asia Garden: 16.5 mi
- Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden: 16.7 mi
- Labyrinth: 16.9 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 11.5 mi
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 11.6 mi
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 11.7 mi
- The Real American Tea Museum: 12.6 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 13.1 mi
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 3.3 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 6.7 mi
- Historical Downtown: 11.7 mi
- Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 11.7 mi
- Southern X793: 12.0 mi
- Long Rock: 2.8 mi
- Cleveland Cliff: 3.2 mi
- Raven Cliff: 8.0 mi
- High Rocks: 8.1 mi
- El Lieutenant: 8.3 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
- Picnic Tables Area: 21.8 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 21.8 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 8.1 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 12.1 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 15.0 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 22.7 mi
- Crystal Spring: 11.0 mi
- Lenox Spring: 11.0 mi
- Chick Springs: 20.6 mi
- Cool Spring: 20.6 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 18.7 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 18.7 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 23.2 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Grassy Top Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pinnacle | N 352° | 1,148 m | 5.1 mi |
| Stone Mountain | NNW 331° | 1,098 m | 5.3 mi |
| Snaggy Mountain | N 6° | 1,027 m | 5.1 mi |
| Little Rich Mountain | WSW 253° | 1,008 m | 4.2 mi |
| Rich Mountain | N 11° | 1,002 m | 4.9 mi |
| Grassy Mountain | NW 316° | 997 m | 3.8 mi |
| Bald Rock | NW 309° | 990 m | 2.4 mi |
| Ann Mountain | NNE 18° | 990 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:11 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:43 | 17:23 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 55 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 6.0 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 7.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Caesars Head, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 985974 — Grassy Top Mountain, Greenville County, South Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357080814
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 29 mi
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